Cody Venzke
@venzkec
sr. counsel, surveillance, privacy & technology, @aclu. formerly @cendemtech, @fcc, 3d Cir., and EDPA. tweets and takes, no matter how bad, are mine. he/him
The first time I heard MGMT in an NFL transition to commercials I knew the economic power had shifted.
its crazy how quickly the dominant generational cohort switched from boomers to millenials, totally skipping gen X and dwarfing gen Z. marketing is gonna be millenial coded forever. you best be ready to hear tame impala and MGMT while youre grocery shopping for the next 40 years
Great conversations today. @jon_rauch & Nadine Strossen on free speech, @AlexNowrasteh & @venzkec on Executive power, @adamnmichel & Richard Prisinzano on taxation, and a great dinner with Judge Douglas Ginsburg discussing the Declaration of Independence #teachersphere
This is the most involved the Trump WH has ever been with Congress.
the white house website has a countdown for the big beautiful bill that looks exactly like the domino’s pizza tracker
What can today’s debates over executive orders teach us about the extent of executive power? At #SphereSummit, Alex Nowrasteh (@AlexNowrasteh) and Cody Venzke (@venzkec) are exploring how executive power impacts daily life and why it matters for students learning about…
🚨 Blackburn is backing off the AI deal. New statement from her: “While I appreciate Chairman Cruz’s efforts to find acceptable language that allows states to protect their citizens from the abuses of AI, the current language is not acceptable…”
The Senate is moving to include a 10-year ban on states regulating AI in its federal spending bill — opening the door for AI harms in employment, credit, and housing. Tell them it has to go: action.aclu.org/send-message/c…
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Spot on take from Sen. Booker.
In addition to throwing 16 million people off their healthcare, cutting food assistance for 2 million hungry kids, and slashing taxes for billionaires, the Republican budget bill would punish states that adopt AI regulations at any point over the next decade. This would…
In addition to throwing 16 million people off their healthcare, cutting food assistance for 2 million hungry kids, and slashing taxes for billionaires, the Republican budget bill would punish states that adopt AI regulations at any point over the next decade. This would…
Update on OBBB timeline below: - full text as soon as today (though that could slip as talks continue) - proceed as soon as wed but Thursday more likely - Finance joint meeting now today but we're told that may slip further (parl not expected to give same-day rulings)
New w/ @ben_guggenheim: Lots of warning signs on Senate's timeline for OBBB. GOP senators told me they are tentatively planning for mid-week first vote, vote-a-rama into the weekend But stuff still needs to fall into place and rn some folks skeptical: politico.com/news/2025/06/1…
New w/ @ben_guggenheim: Lots of warning signs on Senate's timeline for OBBB. GOP senators told me they are tentatively planning for mid-week first vote, vote-a-rama into the weekend But stuff still needs to fall into place and rn some folks skeptical: politico.com/news/2025/06/1…
🔥 It's happening! Disney and Universal are suing Midjourney and they cited mine and @GaryMarcus' work exposing their infringement in their filing. LET'S GO! 🔥
Bomb drop. 💣 The Disney and Universal lawsuit again Midjourney that @Rahll and I and foretold with our January 2024 @IEEESpectrum research study on visual plagiarism has been filed:
Untested AI can lead to real harms for individuals, and yet Congress is considering on ban on state regulation of AI. Tell Congress to pull the "AI moratorium" from the reconciliation package: action.aclu.org/send-message/c…
the subway costs $2.90
Uber from the upper east side to the east village was $150. It was taking too long so we grabbed a cab and it cost $43.
For over 30 years, Harlem businesses had shut down for 3 hours to honor Malcolm X’s birthday. Chic-Fil-A made the decision to stay open. So this happened.
📺 ICE’s acting director says he’s demanding Americans stop criticizing ICE. Let me remind you: the First Amendment doesn’t ask for permission. It guarantees it. If you don’t want political backlash, maybe stop doing things that spark it.
Great to @ACLUNM and allies out in force for Pride underscoring that, in an age of digital footprints and DOGE, our communities’ safety is built on top of real data privacy!
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The House’s 10-year ban on state AI regulation would wreak havoc on our country. The language is so broad that it could upend everything from state privacy law to contract law. It could even break the internet. I will do everything in my power to stop it. techpolicy.press/the-big-beauti…
The House’s 10-year ban on state AI regulation would wreak havoc on our country. The language is so broad that it could upend everything from state privacy law to contract law. It could even break the internet. I will do everything in my power to stop it. techpolicy.press/the-big-beauti…